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Frances obesity crisis: All those croissants really do add up, after all
DailyFinance —
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Filed under: Healthcare When the bestselling book French Women Dont Get Fat came out in 2004, it was yet another occasion to begrudge Gallic females, who could always say oui to pâté, brie, and crème brûlée without ever having to get their Hermès skirts altered. It didnt help that the books author, ...1 day ago -
Try Something Different in Your Fitness Routine
Drop Fat! —
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Learn How to Fence - DVD The obesity epidemic is all over the evening news in the U.S., and it is spreading throughout the developed world. It’s no surprise that academics, government officials, and individuals are trying new ways to promote healthy lifestyles among the populace. Sophisticated farming ...1 day ago -
Calorie counts used as basis of diet plans may be wrong
Thaindian News —
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London, Nov 14 (ANI): Calorie guidelines followed by Britons to date have all been deemed incorrect in a new research.Weight conscious individuals, who religiously stick to the advised 2,000 calories a day limit for women and 2,500 for men, could be depriving themselves of food unnecessarily, the study suggests.In a ...2 days ago -
Boomers Doomed to Disability?
Elaine's Place —
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This is really bad news for our country! Who’s suppose to pay for all these disabled baby boomers? Your insurance? Medicare? Our government? Your kids? It’s time to take this obesity epidemic seriously while you still have time to do something about it. Nov. 12, 2009 — Baby boomers are entering their 60s just ...3 days ago -
News Nugget: Lack of exercise may not be to blame for teen obesity
Fat Fighter TV —
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As obesity rates in children have been rising , we’ve heard how lack of exercise and a bad diet are to blame. Now, a surprising new study from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health says the amount of physical activity among U.S. teens has not changed that much over the past 20 years, but teens have ...4 days ago -
Digital Destiny —
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Grassroots health care reform: How Americans can cut $1 trillion in health care costs
WalletPop Blog —
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Filed under: Insurance , Health Americans are throwing $2.2 trillion at rising health care costs. But experts say theres a way we can cut out as much as $1 trillion. "Take better care of ourselves," says Margaret Lewin, MD, medical director of Cinergy Health. It sounds simple. Take care of yourself, spend less ...1 week ago -
Diabetes Act Now
Fat Fighter TV —
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As some of you may now, I started FatFighterTV after I had covered the obesity epidemic for years and saw its effects on so many people, especially children. I interviewed families with kids who were not even teenagers yet who had developed type 2 diabetes because of their weight. So, I’m thrilled to see ...1 week ago -
Is The Obesity Crisis Now Under Control?
Get Fit and Lose Weight in 2009 —
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News today that the rate at which children are becoming obese has fallen. The number of boys predicted to be overweight or obese by 2020 is now 30% instead of the 42% previously predicted.1 week ago -
Extra billion tons of CO2 emissions every year: caused by the obesity epidemic
Trends Updates —
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According to Phil Edwards, a researcher from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, “We need to do a lot more to reverse the global trend towards fatness. It is a key factor in the battle to reduce carbon emissions and slow climate change.” Edwards’ research found that ‘the average overweight ...2 weeks ago -
Highly Caloric Food + Food Advertisement = Overeating (thus, Obesity)
Trends Updates —
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Though most people would like to believe that food advertising does not influence them, ‘studies show that they are indeed heavily influenced.’ Thus, the food advertising industry is worth millions of dollars. Among those heavily advertised are breakfast cereals, sugar-sweetened beverages, fast food, and other ...2 weeks ago -
Battling obesity one trick-or-treat basket at a time
debralegg.com —
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The best parenting advice I ever heard was from an older co-worker whod raised three daughters. "Dont try to ban junk food," he said. "It will backfire. Theyll sneak it on the sly anyway and wind up eating more." So, in that spirit, except for peanuts there are no forbidden foods in this house. Big Guys other ...2 weeks ago -
Groups & Scholars Urge Congress to Strengthen FTC’s Ability to Protect Consumers
Digital Destiny —
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Chiropractor Glendale AZ | Choosing a Lifestyle that Promotes Weight Loss
Drop Fat! —
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Chiropractor Glendale AZ | Choosing a Lifestyle that Promotes Weight Loss We all know that America is facing an “obesity epidemic” and most of us want to lose weight at some point or another. The fact is that weight loss is difficult, and keeping it off can be just as challenging. There are a number of ...2 weeks ago -
Food for thought, but not for healthy bodies
debralegg.com —
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E tu, Cheerios? I dont know why Im surprised. Everyones doing it, because childrens cereal is such a lucrative market. I knew youd jumped the shark with Honey Nut Cheerios, but at least you were up front about that, blatantly marketing higher-sugar, lower-fiber cereal to kids . I could almost respect that: You air ...2 weeks ago -
Gadget-mad UK families blamed for fuelling obesity epidemic among kids
Thaindian News —
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London, October 25 (ANI): A new research has held gadget-mad families responsible for the rise in overweight kids in the UK.According to the Comet survey, the average British household boasts of two games consoles such as the Wii, 3.4 Tellies, 4.2 Mobile Phones, 3.8 Computers, 1.7 DVD Players, and 1.6 MP3s or iPods. ...3 weeks ago -
The Child Obesity Epidemic Must Be Addressed Urgently All Over The Globe
Fit Healthy Well —
Authority: 144
Lately the worldwide problem of a high child obesity rate is more and more prominent in all the news media. If a child is obese it can lead to serious health issues for the child like diabetes, dyslipidemia, heart health issues, skeletal disorders, sleep problems, psychological problems and symptoms and ...3 weeks ago -
News Nugget: Three new diet drugs may soon hit the market
Fat Fighter TV —
Authority: 426
Three new prescription diet drugs are in the final stages of development . The Food and Drug Administration has yet to review the drugs before deciding whether to approve them, so it will be at least one year before they hit the market, if they get the green light from the FDA. Get your FREE copy of "Recipes and ...3 weeks ago -
On Race, Class, and Obesity
Bic's Place —
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Ta-Nehisi Coates has a beautiful piece in The Atlantic. An excerpt:One of the reasons Ive been blogging so much about obesity, class, and race, is that these are the questions I live with. To set down the road of food consciousness, to endeavor to understand what youre putting in the only body youll ever have, is to ...3 weeks ago -
Look And Feel Young Even After 40 — Part 2
Health Choices —
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In part 1 of this article we uncovered why it is important to work for optimal health and fitness after 40 years of age. We also made the case to avoid substance abuse in our most productive mid-life years. Furthermore, we noted our families and community really need our experienced insights over forty. In the second ...3 weeks ago
